Kangaroos and Other Marsupials
Author: World Book
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 65
ISBN-13: 9780716629412
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is a marsupial? How far can kangaroos hop? Where do Tasmanian devils hide out? Read this book to find out!
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I Wonder why Kangaroos Have Pouches and Other Questions about Baby Animals
Author: Jenny Wood
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9781856973342
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnswers a variety of questions about baby animals and their parents.
Pouch!
Author: David Ezra Stein
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2012-03-15
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1101655577
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe delightful tale of a curious baby kangaroo, from the creator of Leaves When you?re new to the world, every hop brings another surprise! Joey wants to go exploring, but everything he discovers is almost too exciting. Bees, rabbits, birds . . . other creatures can be scary! But Mama is never far away, and who knows?Joey might even make a friend. David Ezra Stein?s gentle story will amuse and comfort readers.
Predators with Pouches
Author: Menna Jones
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Published: 2003-04-30
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13: 0643099484
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPredators with Pouches provides a unique synthesis of current knowledge of the world’s carnivorous marsupials—from Patagonia to New Guinea and North America to Tasmania. Written by 63 experts in each field, the book covers a comprehensive range of disciplines including evolution and systematics, reproductive biology, physiology, ecology, behaviour and conservation. Predators with Pouches reveals the relationships between the American didelphids and the Australian dasyurids, and explores the role of the marsupial fauna in the mammal community. It introduces the geologically oldest marsupials, from the Americas, and examines the fall from former diversity of the larger marsupial carnivores and their convergent evolution with placental forms. The book covers all aspects of carnivorous marsupials, including interesting features of life history, their unique reproduction, the physiological basis for early senescence in semelparous dasyurids, sex ratio variation and juvenile dispersal. It looks at gradients in nutrition—from omnivory to insectivory to carnivory—as well as distributional ecology, social structure and conservation dilemmas.
What Do You Know About Animals with Pouches?
Author: Francine Topacio
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2020-07-15
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 1725319837
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarsupials are mammals that have a pouch or a fold of skin called a marsupium in which their young are protected, carried, and nourished. Almost all species of marsupials live in Australia, although some species live on land and others live in trees. Young explorers will learn about the early stages of marsupials' life cycle and the habitats in which they live. Captivating photographs draw readers in and fun facts maintain their attention throughout this learning experience.
Kangaroos
Author: Terence J. Dawson
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780801482625
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this, the only up-to-date accessible and scientifically based book on Australia's principal icon, internationally known kangaroo researcher Terry Dawson gets to the heart of what makes these animals special. He shows how many features of their biology, such as their reproductive patterns, social structure and locomotor characteristics, confer great advantages in their adaptations to Australia's harsh climate and demanding environment. Besides covering widely the biology, ecology and behaviour of the ten different types of kangaroos, Professor Dawson compares European and Aboriginal cultural attitudes towards them. He explores such issues as hunting habits, conservation, kangaroos as agricultural pests, the economics of kangaroo ranching and the use of their products.
Baby on Board
Author: Marianne Berkes
Publisher: Dawn Publications (CA)
Published: 2017-03-01
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781584695936
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow do animals carry their babies? Not in backpacks or strollers, but tucked in pouches . . . Gripped in teeth . . . Propped on backs . . . Even underneath! Marianne Berkes' rhyming verses present some of the many ways that animals carry their young. Cathy Morrison's magical illustrations capture the intimate moments of mother and baby.
The Opossum
Author: Willliam J. Krause
Publisher: William Krause
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 87
ISBN-13: 097859990X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWalker's Marsupials of the World
Author: Ronald M. Nowak
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2005-09-12
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780801882111
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthoritative and engaging, this volume from the Walker's Mammals series focuses on marsupials, pouched animals whose unusual method of reproduction—between egg laying and placental birth—places them in a unique category among mammals. A comprehensive guide to the biology and distribution of marsupials, this book includes common and scientific names, size and physical traits, habitat and ecology, behavior and social interactions, reproduction, life span, and conservation. The text is coupled with illustrations from the collections of leading photographers and the world's greatest museums. An introduction by marsupial expert Christopher R. Dickman describes the evolution and current status of marsupials and reveals why they add so much intrigue to the natural world.
Katy No-Pocket
Author: Emmy Payne
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 1973-12-01
Total Pages: 43
ISBN-13: 0547562462
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKaty's distress at being a kangaroo with no pouch is quickly remedied by a kindly construction worker.
